The European Union will “respond in kind” if the US imposes tariffs on France over digital tax, Donald Tusk, president of the European Council said on Saturday. “If US President Donald Trump uses tariffs for political reasons, it could be dangerous for the whole world, including the EU”, Tusk told reporters during a press conference prior to the G7 summit in Biarritz. “France can count on our EU solidarity”, he stated.

Ursula von der Leyen, German defence minister, was the choice of the EU leaders for President of the European Commission. Charles Michel, Belgium's PM, was unanimously elected as a European Council President and President of the Euro Summit. For foreign policy chief was preferred Josep Borrell, Spain's foreign minister. The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, who led the French finance ministry from 2007 to 2011, was proposed to head the European Central Bank.

At 11am today starts the most decisive third day of the special summit that has to choose the leadership for the next institutional cycle. On Sunday, the first day of this extraordinary sitting, the alleged deal brokered on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka by the leaders of France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands - that the socialists' lead candidate will be preferred for the EU Commission top job - seemed to be a good starting point for breaking the standstill.

Finland took over the rotating six-month EU presidency from Romania today with the motto "Sustainable Europe – Sustainable Future", news wires reported. The country will put action to combat climate change at the heart of its EU Presidency, PM Antti Rinne told the parliament in Helsinki last week.

European Union leaders were locked in all-night negotiations over the bloc’s top jobs, but as day broke on Monday there was still no deal on who should lead its executive as political groups jockeyed for influence.

EU heads of government meet in Brussels this evening to discuss the appointment of the next president of the European Commission. The special summit meeting to consider Jean-Claude Juncker's successor is taking place after the EU Council failed to reach agreement earlier this month.

EU leaders remained very divided and found no compromise on one of the key points of the European Council's agenda on June 20 - to make decisions to appoint a new President of the European Council and nominate candidates for the EC President, the President of the European Central Bank and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

EU ministers warned Monday against jumping to premature conclusions about the recent attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, for which the United States, Saudi Arabia and Britain believe Iran to be responsible.

On Friday, 14 June the European Council adopted two important priority files under the Security Union which are aimed at strengthening EU rules on explosives precursors and facilitating law-enforcement access to financial information.

The European Union will “respond in kind” if the US imposes tariffs on France over digital tax, Donald Tusk, president of the European Council said on Saturday. “If US President Donald Trump uses tariffs for political reasons, it could be dangerous for the whole world, including the EU”, Tusk told reporters during a press conference prior to the G7 summit in Biarritz. “France can count on our EU solidarity”, he stated.

Ursula von der Leyen, German defence minister, was the choice of the EU leaders for President of the European Commission. Charles Michel, Belgium's PM, was unanimously elected as a European Council President and President of the Euro Summit. For foreign policy chief was preferred Josep Borrell, Spain's foreign minister. The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, who led the French finance ministry from 2007 to 2011, was proposed to head the European Central Bank.

At 11am today starts the most decisive third day of the special summit that has to choose the leadership for the next institutional cycle. On Sunday, the first day of this extraordinary sitting, the alleged deal brokered on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka by the leaders of France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands - that the socialists' lead candidate will be preferred for the EU Commission top job - seemed to be a good starting point for breaking the standstill.

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